Explain the Hot vs. Cold Application:

Nearly all spray on bed liner application systems can be divided into two distinct categories, high heat, high pressure systems and low heat, low pressure systems. LYNTRUX bed liners are sprayed using a high heat-high pressure system. The material leaves the spray gun at 1500 psi and 170 degrees Fahrenheit. The high temperature causes the reaction time to be short and the material turns to a solid almost instantly. The high pressure insures complete mixture of the two components. While the low heat/pressure systems are considerably cheaper, they have a lot of problems. The most obvious shortfall is increased reaction time. Cold materials tend to run or sag. While the cold material is curing it remains liquid in form and can sag or run into the lowest channels in your truck bed, leaving raised channels with the thinnest layer and the least protection. This is usually remedied by applying more material in several passes of the gun. It is quite possible to apply a second and third coat near the edges of the liner creating the appearance of a thick liner when the thickness in the middle is just enough to hide the paint!

Another problem with low heat/pressure systems is that they are incapable of achieving the same complete mix that can be achieved with high pressure. When the two components of polyurethane (or polyurea) are not completely mixed it can lead to bubbling or blistering of the material as the incompletely mixed portion is still liquid and will gas off when heat is applied (for example sunlight). If you have ever seen a blister on a bed liner this is the probable cause.

At LYNTRUX, we use the absolute best application system available. The Gusmer 20/35 plural component spray rig used in our shop is, without a doubt, the best equipment available anywhere for spraying polyurea. This equipment is definitely not the cheapest system out there, but the best is never the cheapest is it?

The Gusmer Corporation has been building the world's best spray rigs since 1961 and we are proud to be a part of their success story. As an added bonus their equipment is manufactured in the USA. We Like That!

Over the rail? What the heck is that??

Often while we are talking to customers over the phone and we ask them if they want their liner sprayed "over the rail".

We deal with thousands of liners every year so we just assume that everyone knows what "over the rail" means. The truth is that most people will only ever own a couple of bedliners so they don't really think too much about the liner or our terminology, so let us explain:

When LYNTRUX's sprays your bedliner on top of the box sides we call that "over the rail".

When we spray the liner without coating the top of the box sides we call that a standard "under rail" bedliner.

To complicate things just a little bit more there are several more options! We often spray what we call "canopy style" and "tonneau style" bedliners. These liners are set up so that the edge of the bedliner will not be showing past the edge of your canopy or tonneau cover. On a "canopy style" liner we also spray what we call a "long tail", which means that we spray the liner on the outside edge of the top of the tailgate longer than normal to protect the tailgate from abrasion caused by the bottom edge of the canopy door rubbing on the tailgate.

For all of those different styles of bedliner we have our standard way of laying lines for each different model of truck. That is not to say that we won't put the lines exactly where you want them.

When you bring your truck to us the first thing we do before it goes into the shop is go over the truck with you. We show you exactly what we are going to do with your truck and what you can expect your bedliner to look like. We show you where the lines will be and adjust them if you like. Often a customer may want to have an "over the rail" liner sprayed a little lower on the rail to cover scratches. We do this all the time and there is no extra charge to you.

What about fifth wheel hitches?

We often have customers who have just purchased a new truck. They want to get a bedliner and they are going to have a fifth wheel hitch also installed. Their first question is always, "Which one should I have done first?"

You should always have your bedliner sprayed before you install your hitch, simply because it is easier that way. The bedliner doesn't make it any more difficult to install the hitch. If you already have a fifth wheel hitch in your truck and you want us to spray a bedliner the best thing to do is to have the hitch removed and reinstalled after the bedliner is finished. Unfortunately we do not install fifth wheel hitches here.

The GOOD NEWS is that we work closely with a local hitch company where they can take care of any hitch work you might need. They are located right in our neighborhood so we can often take care of transport to and from their shop for you! If you have one of the new drop in style gooseneck hitches we can simply mask around it and spray the liner.